About the "NCBN Electronic-Catalogue-based Database"

Outline of information in the database

NCBN summarizes and provides access to a catalogue data containing information related to bioresources collected by each National Center (NC).
The accessible bioresources and medical information are as follows.

In addition, NCBN database shows additional clinical information such as examination information and drug information.
The database is currently a pilot version; below are its details.

Items

Content

Additional Clinical Information

Drug information

Information on the drug being prescribed at present and the drug prescribed in the past

Examination information

Information on the examination being conducted at present and examinations conducted in the past

Specific treatment history

Information on the specific treatment being administered at present and specific treatment administered in the past

Collection status of catalogue data

NCBN began collecting catalogue data in October 2013. About 30,000 people have been registered. When each NC biobank updates data, the database is updated in real time. Therefore, it is possible to confirm the most recent status of data collected.
The collection status can be confirmed on the "Statistics" page.

*Available to choose the condition (sample transfer or joint research) according to the applications for which bioresources are used

Search of catalogue data

The information users need is available in the NCBN database; thus, users can find values for each NC via the search function.
Regarding the procedure for using the search screen, see "how to use the search page" in the NCBN database.

For diseases in the database that are followed by asterisks (*), "Additional Clinical Information" can be obtained by clicking on the disease name.
It is also possible to obtain detailed "Additional Clinical Information" by clicking the link for the name of an NC when searching for a disease name with "Additional Clinical Information."